Henbury Way

The name

Henbury Way probably takes its name from Henbury Golf Club. Its first nine holes were laid out on 90 acres of Coombe Hill beside the Blaise Castle estate, and were soon extended to the eighteen still played today.

Where the club's facts come from: Henbury Golf Club, United Kingdom, Top 100 Golf Courses.

How sure we are of the match: Likely

The estate's streets were named after golf courses. The streets page explains how each match was made.

In the story

• Shops, pubs and services: Shopping from a van
  The Co-op sent a van too, and ran a shop from a caravan in Henbury Way until the permanent shops opened.
• Rebuilding the centre: Phase 1: the first four sites
  The first work, in September 2016, was knocking down Baden Hall, the old Scout hall, and laying temporary car parks on Henbury Way.

On the timeline

• 7 July 1962 The £8,500 William Morris Hall opens in Henbury Way, paid for by public subscription.
• September 2016 Work begins with the demolition of Baden Hall, the old Scout hall on Henbury Way, and of the Crescent Club on Hallowes Crescent.

Close by

Buildings

• The Pheasant, later The Ox (site) 60 m
• Oxhey Library 70 m
• Parish council offices and police station, Oxhey Drive 120 m
• Civil Defence headquarters, 39 Oxhey Drive 130 m
• Health centre, Oxhey Drive 140 m

Ancient woods

• Pond Wood 140 m
• Sandpit Wood, railway strip 390 m
• Oxhey Woods, northern part (Old and Young Hangings, Little Furze Field, The Plantation) 570 m

Walk stops

• The library 70 m
  The heart of the estate walk
• Oxhey Library 70 m
  Schools, churches and shops walk
• Health centre and police station 140 m
  Schools, churches and shops walk

Distances are in a straight line from a point on the street.